Hey there! It's been a while since I posted, I've been so busy with trying to get all of my projects done I haven't made the time to post any of them! 6 months ago we lucked up on a great rental property that we just couldn't pass up. We would love to build, but Tim and I both agree that right now is not the time... so we found the next best thing. We are renting a house that was built in 1917... that's right, just 4 years shy of being 100 years old! I love old houses and the charm that they hold and this one is no exception! The house was remodeled in the 70's and has been a rental since the late 90's. Our land lord is so trusting and nice to let us pretty much do whatever we want to the place to upgrade it, which is amazing! The only thing we can't touch, unfortunately, is the wood paneling that was installed in the 70's... and still holds true to it's era. But I shouldn't complain... we're getting to have so much fun redoing and decorating and it's perfect practice for when we do build :).
Trying to upgrade and change things in a rental can be tricky sometimes because of not wanting to spend large amounts of money, when in the end it's not going to be our home. Keeping that in mind we have tried to prioritize what is most important and what can be tolerated. But to spruce things up a little I have really tried repurposing some of the decor items that we have collected over the past 4 years to save some pennies. I actually have 2 of these sconces that I changed to hang on either side of our bed and I love them! They were definitely unplanned and something I just sat down on the couch one night and started not knowing what the finished product was going to look like.
Because these were so unplanned I don't have a great before picture, but hopefully this gives you an idea of what they looked like before-
I just happened to find this picture of Tim and Gabe just a couple of days after he was born with the sconce in the background... not terrible, but definitely not the style in which we're going for in our new space.
hopefully you can see I really just grabbed the twine and started wrapping as tightly as possible and just decided as I went where to wrap and not to wrap. You see in the before picture that the pair was a pewter color, which was fine, but after I wrapped the twine I knew it was going to have to change. I grabbed some white paint and literally rubbed it on all of the exposed metal with my finger. No precise method or needing to get it completely covered, I just painted until I was pleased with the way it looked.
I love our "new" wall decor and they go perfectly in our "new" room. I can't wait to reveal the whole thing at once but I couldn't stand not to share these upcycled babies. I'm in love with them and so glad I didn't chunk them... because it definitely crossed my mind :)
What do you think of the sconce? Do you have something tucked away that could be turned into something new? What have you used twine for recently?
Until Next Time
Melissa
